R.E.M. has announced some North American tour dates for May and June. Modest Mouse will join the National as the opening act. R.E.M. is also rumored to be headlining the Saturday night of the Sasquatch Festival, the day after the tour kicks off in Burnaby (next to Vancouver), making Modest Mouse a possible addition to the Sasquatch line up.

In a small interview in the latest Rolling Stone magazine, Isaac has reported that the band's current priority is to finish work on the new EP, described as "repolished outtakes from MM's last two discs." He will also be singing with Frank Black and the Catholics on a re-creation of Lee Hazlewood's first album "Trouble is a Lonesome Town." The band will also start work on a new album this coming March. And lastly, that Modest Mouse will be touring with R.E.M. this Spring. Thanks to Mike for the info.